Hook and eye.



Patented luly 9, l90l.

w. A. MAXWELL.

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(Application filed 3m. 21, 1901.

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UNITED STATES PATENT QEEICE.

WALKER MAXWELL, OF MARIANNA, FLORIDA.

HOOK AND EYE.

SPEGIFIGATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 678,267, dated July 9, 1901.

Applioation filed January 21, 1901. Serial No. 44,190. (No model.)

. T0 etZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WALKER A. MAXWELL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Marianna, in the county of Jackson and State of Florida, have invented new and useful Improvements in Hooks and Eyes, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in hooks and eyes; and its primary object is to provide a fastener of this character, which is adapted to be readily secured to a garment and which may be detached therefrom at will.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists in the novel construction and combination of parts hereinafter more fully described and claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, showing the preferred form of my invention, and in which- Figure 1 is a plan view showing the parts in engagement. Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the engaging member, and Fig. 4 is a similar View of the receiving member.

Referring to the figures by numerals of reference, 1 is the engaging member of the fastoner, and the same is formed in one continuous strip of, preferably, spring-wire. One end of this wire is pointed, as at 2, and is then coiled, as at 3. From this coil the wire extends forward, as at 4, and terminates in a loop 5, having an inwardly-extending tongue 6, constituting the bill of the hook, which is arranged at an incline to the plane of the loop. The wire then extends parallel to the portion 4, as shown at 7, and is inclosed by the coil 3, from which it extends forward and terminates in a downwardly-extending hook 8, which is adapted to receive the end 2. The receiving member 9 of the fastener is also formed in one continuous piece of, preferably, spring-wire, and one end thereof is pointed, as shown at 10. This wire is provided with a coil 11, which is arranged at a suitable dis tance from the point 10 and then extends for- Ward, as at 12, terminating in a loop 13. The wire is then brought back, as at 14, and after passing through the coil 11 extends forward, as at 15, over the portion 12 and terminates in a laterally-extending hook 16, which is adapted to receive the end 10 of the wire. By providing a fastener composed of members such as herein described the parts may be readily attached to a garment by releasing the pointed ends 2 and 10 from their hooks and then inserting the same into the cloth. As soon as the points are replaced Within the hooks the members are securely fastened in position. The tongue 6 of the engaging member is then placed into engagement with the loop 13 of the receiving member, and the parts of the garment will thus be held together. If desired, that portion of the wire which is ad jacent to the book 8 may extend to a point in close proximity to the inner end of the tongue 6. By constructing the engaging member in this manner the tongue cannot be inserted into the loop 13 until the hook 8 has been slightly depressed, and, said hook will then automatically lock the loop in engagement. As the parts are preferably formed of spring metal they can be readily detached by pulling the same longitudinally, thereby springing the tongue outward from thehook 8. It will be understood that the parts 4 and 7 and the parts 12, 14, and 15 form shanks for the engaging and' receiving members, respectively.

In the foregoing description I have shown the preferred form of my invention; but I do not limit myself thereto, as I am aware that modifications may be made therein without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages thereof, and I therefore reserve the right to make all such changes as fairly fall within the scope of myinvention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A garment-hook comprising a single piece of resilient wire sharpened at one end, and formed with a coil, then bent forward and formed into a loop and bill, then bent rearward and extended through the coil terminating in a hook adapted to engage the sharpened end of the wire.

2. A hook and eye comprising a hook member formed of a single piece of resilient wire sharpened at one end and formed with a coil,

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

\VALKER A. MAXWVELL.

Witnesses:

J. W. PITTMAN, J. O. VICKERY. 

